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• Apple Arcade Guide: Everything that’s available

  08-09-2023 15:16 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on all the available Apple Arcade games plus the latest releases.more…
  
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• Apple’s next wearable could be an AI pin

  21-01-2026 22:41 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  The Information reports that Apple is working on an “AI wearable pin” that could be available sometime next year. Apple’s device is seen as a competitor to OpenAI’s wearable that is being designed by Jony Ive and slated to ship this year.Apple would like the device to be similar in size to an AirTag, but thicker. The device currently in development reportedly has an aluminum-and-glass shell, two cameras (wide and ultra-wide) for photos and video recording, three
  
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• Siri will reportedly evolve into a full-fledged chatbot this fall

  21-01-2026 21:55 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman details changes coming to Siri this fall, with the introduction of iOS 27, macOS 27, and the other annual updates. Siri, currently just a simple digital assistant, will undergo a transformation into a complete AI chatbot, with a new interface on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.With the OS 26.4 update (likely to arrive with the next 2-3 months), Siri is still expected to undergo a massive overhaul. While the interface will remain the same, the &ldqu
  
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• The iPhone 18 is expected to get a much brighter screen

  21-01-2026 19:06 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  According to a new report from a prominent leaker, this fall’s iPhone 18 will feature a significantly brighter screen than any previous iPhone model.MacRumors claims that the Weibo account known in English as Instant Digital says Apple’s screen brightness requirements for late 2026 are dramatically higher than in 2025. The increase is so steep, the leaker writes, that one supplier will have to drop out of the project.While most iPhone 17 screens were made by Samsung or LG, t
  
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• Inside Enchanté, Apple’s AI chatbot for employee productivity

  21-01-2026 19:01 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple has been struggling to push Apple Intelligence and the promised revamped Siri to users. But behind closed doors, the company has been experimenting with more powerful AI tools focused on its own workforce.Macworld has learned that the company has begun rolling out two new AI-powered apps more broadly to employees in its offices. Both tools are designed for employees to not only test AI capabilities in real-world scenarios, a source said, but also integrate them into their workflow
  
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• Google Chrome for iOS tests Safari data import feature at long last

  21-01-2026 18:23 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  In the latest beta of Google Chrome for iOS, the browser is finally able to import your Safari browsing data for easy switching. As spotted by The Mac Observer, the feature is in version 145 of the beta and involves importing a file created through Safari.To use the new feature in Chrome, the user must first export their data from Safari. This can be done in iOS 26 through Settings > Apps > Safari, scroll down to the History and Website Data section, and then tap Export. An Export
  
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• Best iPad for kids 2026: The iPad you should buy for your child

  21-01-2026 18:12 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Our kids love their iPads. The simplicity of tapping on the screen when they want things to happen means they can learn to use them in seconds, but there’s plenty that Apple’s tablets can do. Whether it’s educational games, entertainment apps, using them to create art with an Apple Pencil, or just something to stop them getting bored on car journeys, iPads can be a godsend.Choosing the right one can feel a bit daunting. After all, don’t they all do the same thing
  
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• Anker’s new 45W iPhone charger with an adorable display is already 25% off

  21-01-2026 17:20 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  We love us some Apple gear, but we don’t always give much thought to the way we charge them. The new 45W Anker Nano charger has us thinking differently. Announced at CES and just released this week, it has a smart display and safaety featured specicially designed to keep iPhones lasting as long as possible. It’s listed for $40, but Amazon is already offering a coupon on the listing that brings the price down to $30 at checkout, an excellent 25 percent savings.This is a 45W c
  
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• French court saves Apple from possible ban over iPhone privacy feature

  21-01-2026 15:11 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple has escaped a French ban on its App Tracking Transparency feature, at least for now, after a Paris court ruled in its favor this week.The feature, marketed as a privacy benefit for users, requires iOS apps to ask for permission before tracking them across other apps and websites. If the user says no, all of that useful data is withheld, preventing the deployment of personalised advertising. And so advertisers have been foremost among those who want the feature to be removed.And it
  
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• 7 surprising Apple Photos tools to elevate your iPhone photography game

  21-01-2026 12:30 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  You’ve probably seen stunning #ShotoniPhone photos online and wondered why your brand-new iPhone can’t produce similar results. The truth is, most viral images are heavily edited before they’re shared. While many photographers rely on Adobe Lightroom for fine-tuned color and detail adjustments, your iPhone’s built-in Photos app can be sufficient on its own. If you want to produce professional-looking images without advanced third-party editors, these native tools
  
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• Need a travel or couch laptop? This MacBook Air is only $200.

  21-01-2026 09:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  TL;DR: This refurbished MacBook Air gives you Apple performance, solid battery life, and everyday reliability for just $199.97 — perfect as a second, stress-free laptop.Not every laptop needs to be treated like a priceless artifact. Sometimes you just want a reliable MacBook that lives in your backpack, comes on trips, sits on the couch, or handles everyday tasks without stress. That’s exactly what this refurbished Apple MacBook Air for $199.97 can be.Thi
  
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• App Store and Apple TV Experiencing Outage

  21-01-2026 01:36 via macrumors.com
  Apple's App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple TV service are experiencing an outage at the current time, according to Apple's System Status page.
  Apple says that some users may be experiencing issues with the ‌App Store‌ and iTunes Store. Apple also says some users may be seeing intermittent issues with ‌Apple TV‌. The ‌Apple TV‌ Channels feature is down too, and users may be unable to access some services or make purchases.The services have been having issues since 6:
  
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• Apple Can Still Offer a Key iPhone Privacy Feature in France, Says Judge

  21-01-2026 01:07 via macrumors.com
  A judge in Paris today decided not to suspend Apple's App Tracking Transparency privacy feature in France, according to the French newspaper La Tribune.
  In a statement shared with the publication, Apple said it welcomed the court's decision and will continue to support strong privacy protections for users.Last year, Apple was fined €150 million by France's competition regulator, after it determined that the company's decision to implement App Tracking Transparency was an abuse of market dom
  
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• Apple Fitness+ Expands to Japan

  21-01-2026 00:53 via macrumors.com
  Apple Fitness+ is now available in Japan, according to Japanese site Mac Otakara. Apple users who open the Fitness app on the iPhone will see the Apple Fitness+ tab available starting today.
  Apple is providing users with a 1-month free trial, and after that, the service is priced at 980 yen per month or 7,800 yen per year. Japanese users do not have access to an Apple One plan that includes Apple Fitness+, as Apple does not provide a Premier plan in the country.Apple said back in December that A
  
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• Apple's Next iPhone: What to Expect From the 2026 iPhone 17e

  20-01-2026 23:59 via macrumors.com
  We're likely just weeks away from Apple's next iPhone launch, with the company set to introduce the ‌iPhone‌ 17e. The ‌iPhone‌ 17e is a follow-up to the iPhone 16e that came out in February 2025, and rumors suggest that it could have some welcome improvements.
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  The ‌iPhone‌ 17e is supposedly going to look a lot like the ‌iPhone 16e‌, featuring the same 6.1-inch display size, single-lens rear camera, and black and white color options.While the display
  
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• It turns out the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera cutout probably won’t look all that different

  20-01-2026 22:20 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Previous reports about the iPhone 18 Pro have stated that Apple is going to place some of the Face ID sensor array underneath the display and move the camera to the upper-left corner, which prompted some speculation about whether the dynamic island interface elements would move, too. That might not be the case.Now we’re hearing that such reports are only half-right, and the result of a mistranslation. Prominent leaker account Instant Digital on Weibo cleared things up today. It sa
  
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• We might get another iPhone Air this year after all

  20-01-2026 21:11 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  The iPhone Air came out late last year and didn’t exactly set the world alight. Most pundits believe that the phone’s seemingly low sales have disrupted Apple’s plans to release a 2nd-gen Air, either pushing it back to 2027 so it can concentrate more fully on the iPhone Fold, or canceling it entirely. But one source is still holding out hope for an Air 2 launch in 2026.A leaker on Chinese social media who goes by the name Fixed Focus Digital claims the iPhone Air 2 wil
  
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• Apple Releases New Firmware for iPad Pro and iPad Air Magic Keyboards

  20-01-2026 20:46 via macrumors.com
  Apple today released new firmware for the Magic Keyboards designed for the iPad Pro and iPad Air. The firmware for the M4/M5 ‌iPad Pro‌ model has a version number of 0750.0220.0304, up from the prior 0680.0220.0301 firmware, while the firmware for the M3 ‌iPad Air‌ model has a version number of 0400.0140.0303, up from 0350.0135.0303.
  The new firmware is available for both the 11-inch and 13-inch ‌iPad Pro‌ Magic Keyboard options that Apple sells for the M4 and M5 &z
  
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• Nomad Launches Hybrid Titanium Apple Watch Band in New 'Icy Blue Glow' Color

  20-01-2026 19:43 via macrumors.com
  Nomad today introduced a new version of its popular titanium Stratos band that's designed for the Apple Watch. The new version features a limited edition icy blue glow colorway, providing a subtle glow-in-the-dark effect that can be seen between the titanium links of the band.
  Available for $189, the Stratos Apple Watch band combines the look of titanium with the comfort of fluoroelastomer. The band features outer links made from metal injection molded Grade 4 titanium, paired with molded FKM ma
  
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• Wedbush analyst Dan Ives calls Greenland tariff threats ‘noise,’ urges buying Apple and other tech stocks on the dip

  20-01-2026 19:42 via macdailynews.com
  Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives dismissed the latest U.S.-Europe tariff threats over Greenland as temporary market “noise” in a client note today, encouraging investors to use any resulting weakness as an opportunity to add to positions in leading tech names, including Apple.
  The comments come amid sharp declines in U.S. futures and European equities after President Donald Trump escalated his push for U.S. control of Greenland — a self-governing territory claimed by Den
  
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• Apple preps higher-end AirPods Pro for release this year

  20-01-2026 18:33 via macdailynews.com
  Apple’s AirPods Pro 3
  Apple may be preparing to shake up its premium earbuds lineup once again. According to recent reports from reliable sources like Ming-Chi Kuo and corroborated by Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman, a higher-end version of the AirPods Pro (building on the AirPods Pro 3 released last year) is slated to arrive in 2026.
  This pricier variant isn’t a full generational overhaul but rather a premium tier positioned above the standard $249 model—potentially approach
  
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• These iPhone AI apps expose your data, and they’re all over the App Store

  20-01-2026 18:13 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  AI apps are everywhere, and they sure seem like they can be incredibly useful, don’t they? However, users need to be mindful of AI slop, inaccuracies, and hallucinations–and it turns out a lot of AI apps are a security risk, as well.A new project by AI security firm CovertLabs takes a look at AI apps in the App Store and indexes the apps that expose user data. The index, called Firehound, is available to view online and provides a tally of the files exposed by the app. Nearl
  
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• 8+ new iPhone features coming soon, thanks to Google Gemini

  20-01-2026 18:12 via 9to5mac.com
  Last week, Apple officially announced that it is turning to Google to power new Apple Intelligence features coming to iPhone as soon as this year. Here’s a look at what features are coming soon.more…
  
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• New, Higher End AirPods Pro Coming This Year

  20-01-2026 18:05 via macrumors.com
  Apple is planning to debut a high-end secondary version of AirPods Pro 3 this year, sitting in the lineup alongside the current model, reports suggest.
  Back in September 2025, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple is planning to introduce a successor to the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ in 2026. This would be somewhat unusual since Apple normally waits around three years to make major changes to the AirPods' hardware. AirPods Pro 2 debuted at the iPhone 14 event in September 2022, an
  
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• Nomad launches Icy Blue Stratos Band for Apple Watch

  20-01-2026 18:00 via 9to5mac.com
  Last year, Nomad introduced an Apple Watch band that I had never seen before. It combined the athletic-minded FKM rubber they use for their sports bands with the high-end, high-quality titanium they use for their Titanium Band, and called it Stratos. This band blew me away, and I’ve used it basically every day since then. Now they are back with a new colorway, and they have just bought their Icy Blue Glow material over to the Stratos band for a limited time. This thing is a showstopper.mor
  
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• Deals: Titanium Apple Watch Series 11 $127 off, Ultra 2 $349 off, iPad Pro Magic Keyboard $120 off, more

  20-01-2026 17:47 via 9to5mac.com
  Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll. We have spotted a new Amazon all-time price on this Apple Watch Series 11 Titanium model with the Milanese Loop at $127 off alongside a chance to score a Best Buy refurb black Apple Watch Ultra 2 at $349 off the original list price. From there we move over to open-box offers on Apple’s latest M4/5 Magic Keyboard case at up to $120 off as well as more accessory offers – 25% off the black TechWoven iPhone 17 Pro case, official Ap
  
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• Latest iPhone 18 Pro Leak Corroborated by Respected Former Analyst

  20-01-2026 17:45 via macrumors.com
  Respected veteran display analyst Ross Young has added his support to a new leak today about the iPhone 18 Pro's front-panel design.
  In a new post on X (Twitter), the now-retired Counterpoint Research VP said that Chinese leaker Instant Digital's latest explanation of how Apple will shrink the Dynamic Island is what he was alluding to in a report last year.Back in June 2025, Young said that while some parts of Apple's Face ID system would move under the display on iPhone 18 Pro models, the devic
  
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• Apple Intelligence. Powered by Google™.

  20-01-2026 17:31 via macdailynews.com
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  Apple’s reliance on Google’s Gemini AI model to power key features of Apple Intelligence — including an upgraded Siri — highlights a perceived shortfall in the iPhone’s independent AI capabilities, according to a recent Bloomberg News newsletter analysis.
  In a piece titled “Apple’s Use of Google Gemini Shows iPhone’s Lack of AI Advantage,” author Austin Carr argues that Apple’s multiyear partnership with Google, annou
  
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• Do Macs need antivirus software, or are Apple’s protections enough?

  20-01-2026 17:21 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Macs are not immune to malware – they absolutely can get viruses and other threats. But whether you need third-party antivirus software in 2026 depends on how you use your Mac, your risk tolerance, and what threats matter most to you. In this article, we look at the dangers faced by Mac users, and the pros and cons of using Mac antivirus software.Is there Mac malware?Historically, the Mac has been considered safe and secure from malware and viruses for a number of reasons, which w
  
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• Rare sale on Apple’s official Thunderbolt 4 cable slashes more than 50% off

  20-01-2026 17:09 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  If you have a newer MacBook, then you have support for Thunderbolt 4, which brings faster file transfers and charging compared to standard USB-C, as well as support for high-resolution displays and multiple peripherals through a single, powerful cable. All that power means they’re much more expensive than a regular USB-C cable and they rarely go on sale.Usually available for $69, Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 cables are on sale for $35.99 at Woot, but by using the APPLEFIVE discount
  
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